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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 国 |
くに |
(n) country |
66 |
| 言う |
いう |
(v5u) to say |
128 |
| 言う |
ゆう |
(v5u) to say |
128 |
| 国道 |
こくどう |
(n) national highway |
165 |
| 国際 |
こくさい |
(n) international |
200 |
| 中国 |
ちゅうごく |
(n) (1) China; (2) South-west most region of Honshu; middle of a country; the Hiroshima area |
262 |
| アメリカ合衆国 |
アメリカがっしゅうこく |
the United States of America |
351 |
| 全国 |
ぜんこく |
(n) country-wide; nation-wide; whole country; national |
382 |
| 全国 |
ぜんごく |
(n) country-wide; nation-wide; whole country; national |
382 |
| 国鉄 |
こくてつ |
national railway |
478 |
| 国内 |
こくない |
(n) internal; domestic |
574 |
| 言語 |
げんご |
(n) language |
607 |
| 帝国 |
ていこく |
(n) empire; imperial |
635 |
| 国家 |
こっか |
(n) state; country; nation |
666 |
| 言葉 |
ことば |
(n) word(s); language; speech |
736 |
| 韓国 |
かんこく |
(n) (South) Korea |
791 |
| 王国 |
おうこく |
(n) kingdom; monarchy |
852 |
| 国立 |
こくりつ |
(n) national |
904 |
| 国民 |
こくみん |
(n) national; people; citizen |
923 |
| 戦国 |
せんごく |
(n) belligerent country; country in civil war |
1121 |
| 外国 |
がいこく |
(n) foreign country |
1193 |
| 発言 |
はつげん |
(n) utterance; speech; proposal |
1270 |
| 葉 |
は |
(n) leaf |
1311 |
| 国有 |
こくゆう |
(n) national ownership |
1340 |
| 米国 |
べいこく |
America; U.S.A. |
1443 |
| 四国 |
しこく |
(n) one of the four main islands of Japan |
1527 |
| 宣言 |
せんげん |
(n,vs) declaration; proclamation; announcement |
1558 |
| 各国 |
かっこく |
(n) each nation |
1595 |
| 国土 |
こくど |
(n) realm |
1683 |
| 国会 |
こっかい |
(n) National Diet; parliament; congress |
1687 |
| 中華人民共和国 |
ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこく |
People's Republic of China; Communist China |
2105 |
| 国王 |
こくおう |
(n) king |
2397 |
| 英国 |
えいこく |
England |
2408 |
| 諸国 |
しょこく |
(n) various countries |
2415 |
| 国籍 |
こくせき |
(n) nationality |
2500 |
| 帰国 |
きこく |
(n,vs) return to country |
2598 |
| 方言 |
ほうげん |
(n) dialect |
2914 |
| 大韓民国 |
だいかんみんこく |
Republic of Korea |
2919 |
| ローマ帝国 |
ローマていこく |
(n) Roman Empire |
3164 |
| 国旗 |
こっき |
(n) national flag |
3189 |
| 国境 |
くにざかい |
(n) national or state border |
3646 |
| 国境 |
こっきょう |
(n) national or state border |
3646 |
| 天国 |
てんごく |
(n) paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven |
3684 |
| 中華民国 |
ちゅうかみんこく |
Chinese Republic (Taiwan) |
3725 |
| 公国 |
こうこく |
(n) dukedom; duchy; principality |
3855 |
| 三国志 |
さんごくし |
Annals of the Three Kingdoms |
4239 |
| 国連 |
こくれん |
(n) U.N.; United Nations |
4260 |
| 国名 |
こくめい |
(n) country name |
4267 |
| 建国 |
けんこく |
(n) founding of a nation |
4345 |
| 両国 |
りょうこく |
(n) both countries |
4620 |
| 両国 |
りょうごく |
(n) both countries |
4620 |
| 国外 |
こくがい |
(n) outside the country |
4778 |
| 青葉 |
あおば |
(n) fresh leaves |
4805 |
| 国語 |
こくご |
(n) national language |
4832 |
| 国宝 |
こくほう |
(n) national treasure |
4960 |
| 国防 |
こくぼう |
(n) national defence |
5223 |
| 言及 |
げんきゅう |
(n,vs) reference |
5271 |
| 予言 |
かねごと |
(n) prediction; promise; prognostication |
5461 |
| 予言 |
よげん |
(n) prediction; promise; prognostication |
5461 |
| 証言 |
しょうげん |
(n,vs) evidence; testimony |
5510 |
| 国歌 |
こっか |
(n) national anthem |
5523 |
| 国産 |
こくさん |
(n) domestic products |
5563 |
| 中国語 |
ちゅうごくご |
(n) Chinese language |
5586 |
| 国勢調査 |
こくせいちょうさ |
(n) (national) census |
5669 |
| 大国 |
たいこく |
(n) large country; major powers |
6110 |
| 本国 |
ほんごく |
(n) one's own country |
6206 |
| 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 |
ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみん |
People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) |
6215 |
| 言動 |
げんどう |
(n) speech and conduct |
6260 |
| 国体 |
こくたい |
(n) National Athletic Meet; national polity |
6306 |
| 国府 |
こくふ |
(n) ancient provincial offices; National Government (of China); provincial capital |
6344 |
| 国府 |
こくぶ |
(n) ancient provincial offices; National Government (of China); provincial capital |
6344 |
| 国府 |
こふ |
(n) ancient provincial offices; National Government (of China); provincial capital |
6344 |
| 国分寺 |
こくぶんじ |
(n) (Nara Era) state-supported provincial temples |
6542 |
| 言 |
げん |
(n) word; remark; statement |
6710 |
| 合衆国 |
がっしゅうこく |
(n) United States of America; federal state |
6763 |
| 国軍 |
こくぐん |
(n) national armed forces |
6855 |
| 自国 |
じこく |
(n) one's own country |
7153 |
| 一言 |
いちげん |
(n) single word |
7279 |
| 一言 |
いちごん |
(n) single word |
7279 |
| 一言 |
ひとこと |
(n) single word |
7279 |
| 国務 |
こくむ |
(n) affairs of state |
7346 |
| 同国 |
どうこく |
(n) the same country; the same province; the said country |
7442 |
| 双葉 |
ふたば |
(n) bud; sprout |
7472 |
| 小国 |
しょうこく |
(n) small country |
7478 |
| 他国 |
たこく |
(n) foreign country; another province |
7669 |
| 国政 |
こくせい |
(n) political situation; statecraft; body politic |
7756 |
| 国定 |
こくてい |
(n) state-sponsored; national |
7795 |
| 国営 |
こくえい |
(n) state management |
7805 |
| 遺言 |
ゆいごん |
(n) will; testament; last request |
7827 |
| 中国人 |
ちゅうごくじん |
(n) Chinese person |
8133 |
| 助言 |
じょげん |
(n) advice; suggestion |
8151 |
| 助言 |
じょごん |
(n) advice; suggestion |
8151 |
| 公言 |
こうげん |
(n) declaration; profession |
8359 |
| 紅葉 |
こうよう |
(n) (1) autumn colours; (2) (Japanese) maple |
8505 |
| 紅葉 |
もみじ |
(n) (1) (Japanese) maple |
8505 |
| 若葉 |
わかば |
(n) new leaves; fresh verdure |
8505 |
| 預言 |
よげん |
(n) prophecy |
8649 |
| 国人 |
くにびと |
(n) indigenous person; inhabitant of a country |
8667 |
| 子葉 |
しよう |
(n) cotyledon; seed leaf |
8706 |
| 国務大臣 |
こくむだいじん |
(n) Minister of State |
8740 |
| 入国 |
にゅうこく |
(n) entry to a country |
8934 |
| 大納言 |
だいなごん |
(n) chief councillor of state |
9041 |
| 国々 |
くにぐに |
(n) countries |
9062 |
| 京葉 |
けいよう |
Tokyo and Chiba |
9079 |
| 祖国 |
そこく |
(n) fatherland; native country |
9211 |
| 国司 |
こくし |
(n) provincial governor |
9281 |
| 南国 |
なんこく |
(n) southern countries |
9303 |
| 南国 |
なんごく |
(n) southern countries |
9303 |
| 国史 |
こくし |
(n) history of a nation; Japanese history |
9390 |
| 国際線 |
こくさいせん |
(n) international air route |
9412 |
| 言論 |
げんろん |
(n) discussion |
9449 |
| 国内外 |
こくないがい |
(exp) inside and outside the country |
9829 |
| 愛国 |
あいこく |
(n,adj-no) patriotism |
10044 |
| 国交 |
こっこう |
(n) diplomatic relations |
10299 |
| 明言 |
めいげん |
(n) declaration; statement |
10328 |
| 進言 |
しんげん |
(n) proposal; counsel; advice (to a superior) |
10344 |
| 提言 |
ていげん |
(n) proposal; motion |
10396 |
| 言い方 |
いいかた |
(n) speaking style |
10537 |
| 国技 |
こくぎ |
(n) national sport |
10628 |
| 中国共産党 |
ちゅうごくきょうさんとう |
(n) Chinese Communist Party |
10717 |
| 国内線 |
こくないせん |
(n) domestic line |
10725 |
| 東国 |
とうごく |
(n) eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces |
10813 |
| 多言 |
たげん |
(n,vs) talkativeness; verbosity; garrulity |
10883 |
| 万国博覧会 |
ばんこくはくらんかい |
world's fair |
11104 |
| 過言 |
かごん |
(n) exaggeration; saying too much |
11730 |
| 狂言 |
きょうげん |
(n) play; drama; make-believe |
11817 |
| 葉月 |
はづき |
(n) (obs) eighth month of lunar calendar |
11860 |
| 真言 |
しんごん |
(n) mantra; quintessential word; Mantrayana; Shingon, Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism, originating in the eight century |
11924 |
| 国教 |
こっきょう |
(n) state religion |
11933 |
| 国文学 |
こくぶんがく |
(n) Japanese literature |
11981 |
| 万葉集 |
まんようしゅう |
(n) Manyoushuu (famous 8thC poetry); Japan's oldest anthology of poems |
12052 |
| 言い換える |
いいかえる |
(v1) to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword |
12157 |
| 国学 |
こくがく |
(n) study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture |
12327 |
| 護国 |
ごこく |
(n) defense of one's country |
12417 |
| 国力 |
こくりょく |
(n) national power |
12655 |
| 隣国 |
りんこく |
(n) neighbouring country; neighbouring state |
12764 |
| 隣国 |
りんごく |
(n) neighbouring country; neighbouring state |
12764 |
| 母国 |
ぼこく |
(n) one's homeland |
12785 |
| 文言 |
もんごん |
(n) wording |
12837 |
| 落葉 |
おちば |
(n,vs) fallen leaves; leaf litter; defoliation; shedding leaves |
12994 |
| 落葉 |
らくよう |
(n,vs) fallen leaves; leaf litter; defoliation; shedding leaves |
12994 |
| 開国 |
かいこく |
(n,vs) opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world |
13236 |
| 言い渡す |
いいわたす |
(v5s) to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order |
13543 |
| 暴言 |
ぼうげん |
(n) reckless remark; rash remark; abusive language; thoughtless words |
13636 |
| 名言 |
めいげん |
(n) wise saying |
13825 |
| 代言 |
だいげん |
(n) advocacy; pleading by proxy; speaking for another; attorney |
14126 |
| 我が国 |
わがくに |
(n) our country (reserved for a Japanese referring to Japan); our land |
14172 |
| 国号 |
こくごう |
(n) name of a country |
14231 |
| 靖国 |
せいこく |
pacifying the nation |
14365 |
| 領国 |
りょうごく |
(n) territory; fiefdom; feudal domain |
14704 |